Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
FREE - Donations of any size are welcome and greatly appreciated! Enjoy a lively evening of son jarocho music, dancing, and zapateado– bring your dance shoes and instruments, or just come and enjoy the music and dance! There is no entrance fee, but any monetary donations are accepted in support of programming at La Peña. Son […]
Free/Donations Encouraged The Sunday Lounge Rumba has been going on at La Peña for the past 12 years and we want to see it continue. We highly encourage attendees to donate online to ensure that we keep this community event alive! Folkloric Afro-Cuban Rhythm & Dance Every 1st & 3rd Sunday! Come enjoy the Afro-Cuban folkloric […]
Donation-based entry: $5-$10 Sliding Scale Celebrate Cinco de Mayo al estilo Boricua at La Peña Cultural Center with Batey Boricua for a very special event. Meet graphic novelist, activist, and philanthropist Edgardo Miranda-Rodiguez who will be present signing copies of his best-selling graphic novels La Borinqueña and Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico. Bomba dance! […]
Free Event / Donations Encouraged This critical thinking-focused organization meets Every Second Thursday of the month with a different topic and guest speaker for every conversational meeting. THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: "The Bitter M&Ms of Climate Change: Misconceptions and Misinformation" by Brad Hoge NCSE's teacher ambassador program has operated under the catch phrase "turning misinformation into […]
Doors open 6pm / Event begins 6:30pm FREE! (Register in advance) A mother’s love is life-changing – especially for LGBTQ youth, who are growing up in a world that often fails to accept them. But a mother’s love can transform not only her own children, but truly the world at large. In short, moms make […]
Youth ages 17 and younger can present their music, poetry, dance, theater, comedy, special talent in a safe and fun environment. Each night will feature a different Bay Area kid performer. Anyone can sign up for an open mic spot before and after the main performer. We hope to see you and bring your friends!
